In 2009, I became extremely concerned with the concept of Unique Identity for various reasons. Connected with many like minded highly educated people who were all concerned.
On 18th May 2010, I started this Blog to capture anything and everything I came across on the topic. This blog with its million hits is a testament to my concerns about loss of privacy and fear of the ID being misused and possible Criminal activities it could lead to.
In 2017 the Supreme Court of India gave its verdict after one of the longest hearings on any issue. I did my bit and appealed to the Supreme Court Judges too through an On Line Petition.
In 2019 the Aadhaar Legislation has been revised and passed by the two houses of the Parliament of India making it Legal. I am no Legal Eagle so my Opinion carries no weight except with people opposed to the very concept.
In 2019, this Blog now just captures on a Daily Basis list of Articles Published on anything to do with Aadhaar as obtained from Daily Google Searches and nothing more. Cannot burn the midnight candle any longer.
"In Matters of Conscience, the Law of Majority has no place"- Mahatma Gandhi
Ram Krishnaswamy
Sydney, Australia.

Aadhaar

The UIDAI has taken two successive governments in India and the entire world for a ride. It identifies nothing. It is not unique. The entire UID data has never been verified and audited. The UID cannot be used for governance, financial databases or anything. It’s use is the biggest threat to national security since independence. – Anupam Saraph 2018

When I opposed Aadhaar in 2010 , I was called a BJP stooge. In 2016 I am still opposing Aadhaar for the same reasons and I am told I am a Congress die hard. No one wants to see why I oppose Aadhaar as it is too difficult. Plus Aadhaar is FREE so why not get one ? Ram Krishnaswamy

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.-Mahatma Gandhi

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.Mahatma Gandhi

“The invasion of privacy is of no consequence because privacy is not a fundamental right and has no meaning under Article 21. The right to privacy is not a guaranteed under the constitution, because privacy is not a fundamental right.” Article 21 of the Indian constitution refers to the right to life and liberty -Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

“There is merit in the complaints. You are unwittingly allowing snooping, harassment and commercial exploitation. The information about an individual obtained by the UIDAI while issuing an Aadhaar card shall not be used for any other purpose, save as above, except as may be directed by a court for the purpose of criminal investigation.”-A three judge bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar said in an interim order.

Legal scholar Usha Ramanathan describes UID as an inverse of sunshine laws like the Right to Information. While the RTI makes the state transparent to the citizen, the UID does the inverse: it makes the citizen transparent to the state, she says.

Good idea gone bad
I have written earlier that UID/Aadhaar was a poorly designed, unreliable and expensive solution to the really good idea of providing national identification for over a billion Indians. My petition contends that UID in its current form violates the right to privacy of a citizen, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. This is because sensitive biometric and demographic information of citizens are with enrolment agencies, registrars and sub-registrars who have no legal liability for any misuse of this data. This petition has opened up the larger discussion on privacy rights for Indians. The current Article 21 interpretation by the Supreme Court was done decades ago, before the advent of internet and today’s technology and all the new privacy challenges that have arisen as a consequence.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP Rajya Sabha

“What is Aadhaar? There is enormous confusion. That Aadhaar will identify people who are entitled for subsidy. No. Aadhaar doesn’t determine who is eligible and who isn’t,” Jairam Ramesh

But Aadhaar has been mythologised during the previous government by its creators into some technology super force that will transform governance in a miraculous manner. I even read an article recently that compared Aadhaar to some revolution and quoted a 1930s historian, Will Durant.Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Rajya Sabha MP

“I know you will say that it is not mandatory. But, it is compulsorily mandatorily voluntary,” Jairam Ramesh, Rajya Saba April 2017.

August 24, 2017: The nine-judge Constitution Bench rules that right to privacy is “intrinsic to life and liberty”and is inherently protected under the various fundamental freedoms enshrined under Part III of the Indian Constitution

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the World; indeed it's the only thing that ever has"

“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” -Edward Snowden

In the Supreme Court, Meenakshi Arora, one of the senior counsel in the case, compared it to living under a general, perpetual, nation-wide criminal warrant.

Had never thought of it that way, but living in the Aadhaar universe is like living in a prison. All of us are treated like criminals with barely any rights or recourse and gatekeepers have absolute power on you and your life.

Announcing the launch of the # BreakAadhaarChainscampaign, culminating with events in multiple cities on 12th Jan. This is the last opportunity to make your voice heard before the Supreme Court hearings start on 17th Jan 2018. In collaboration with @no2uidand@rozi_roti.

UIDAI's security seems to be founded on four time tested pillars of security idiocy

1) Denial

2) Issue fiats and point finger

3) Shoot messenger

4) Bury head in sand.

God Save India

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

14398 - 17th Feb 2020 - Aadhaar Daily Update,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 17 February 2020

#MarginalizedAadhaar: Is India's Aadhaar enabling more exclusion in social welfare for ...
Advox (press release) (blog)
The recent State of Aadhaar report that claims statistically that the Indian digital identity has mostly been beneficial with a negligible exclusion is in ...

Kerala to link land ownership with Aadhaar
Onmanorama
Pathanamthitta: The Kerala Government has issued an order linking Aadhaar with land ownership after the Centre cracked the whip in this regard.

PAN-Aadhaar linking: What happens if you fail to meet March 31 deadline?
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The current deadline to link PAN (Permanent Account Number) with Aadhaar ends on March 31 and the alphanumeric identifier would ...

In a first, Kerala to link Aadhaar and Unique Thandaper Number
The New Indian Express
But the department is yet to start the modalities. “We need to make a few changes to the software to enter the Aadhaar details.” said the officer.

The biometric threat
Jordan Times
India has learned about them the hard way, as it has expanded its scheme to issue residents a “unique identification number”, or Aadhaar, linked to ...

Election Commission push for pending poll reforms at law ministry meet
Economic Times
The amendments needed for linking voter ID with Aadhaar, allowing multiple registration windows to a new voter and ensuring gender neutral rights ...

Your PAN card can become inoperative after March 31. Details inside
Times Now
New Delhi: According to the latest Income Tax Department notification, your PAN card will become inoperative if you fail to link it with your Aadhaar ...

Election Commission's new initiative, now voters will have the ability to vote from wherever with e ...
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
An official related to the undertaking stated that the undertaking was pending as a result of Supreme Court difficult the linking of Aadhaar to the voter ...

Top 5 Current Affairs: 17 February 2020
Jagran Josh
The Income Tax Department has said that PAN cards not linked to Aadhaar will become inoperative by March 31, 2020. It means you will not be able ...

Amazon and Flipkart demand roll back of new TDS levy
Entrackr
... rate of 1% in PAN/Aadhaar cases and 5% in non-PAN/Aadhaar cases,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said in her budget speech of Feb.

An unclear revamp
The Hindu
... others in terms of culture, instead of sharing the technology layer powering Aadhaar, in which many other countries have been showing an interest.

Now, lodging missing article complaint just a click away
The Tribune
According to the Additional DCP (Headquarters and Security), Deepak Pareek, about 500 articles, such as driving licence, passport, Aadhaar card, ...

Trump trip: Rupani visits Motera stadium, USAF plane arrives
Outlook India
... housing society during the roadshow are required to get an I card from the police after submitting a copy of their Aadhaar card and mobile number.

Farmers registered with Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies to get crop loan in savings ...
The New Indian Express
“The DCCBs need to have all Kisan Credit Cards online with KYC, Aadhaar, land records, mobile number and crop data of farmers so that they can ...

Sharad Pawar to meet NCP ministers today as Uddhav Thackeray backs NPR
Economic Times
There is already a unique identity, Aadhaar, where all the details and all information of people are stored; so why do we need to spend`20,000 crore ...

Address: Metro pillar number
Times of India
... their closest metro pillar number in addresses that they provide for making official documents like PAN card, driving license, aadhaar and the like.

After chief minister Ashok Gehlot rap, Kota collector gives pension order to widow
Times of India
Yasmeen's husband died on September 21, 2019 but she could not avail of the benefits of the scheme as she didn't possess a Jan Aadhaar card.

Two courts give opposite judgements on citizenship in same week, Mumbai court says Election ...
OpIndia
While others like Aadhaar, PAN, driving licence etc can be issued to foreigners legally living in India, that is not the case for Voter ID, and that's why it ...

MP Man Accidentally Runs Over A Calf, Asked To Marry Off 13-YO Daughter As Punishment
Storypick
In a fair and just society, anyone who commits a crime is punished so that the criminal can make amends and others are deterred from wrongdoing.

Passport application alert! How can I apply for passport online? 10 easy steps to know
Financial Express
The details will be about your personal information like your address, date of birth and some identity proof like Aadhaar Card number, PAN Card ...

UP Board: It is important to hold these authorities paperwork with the admit card
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
He mentioned that the candidates may also must take Aadhaar card or any identification letter issued by the federal government on the examination ...

How To Link Pan Card With Adhaar Card, Know This Easy Process
PagalParrot
Send an SMS to 567678 or 56161 from the registered mobile number in the format of UIDPAN(Space)12-digit Aadhaar(Space)10-digit PAN and then ...

Alert issued for PF account holders, these offers can result in loss of money
OBN
The EPFO ​​has also clearly stated that we never ask for PAN information, Aadhaar number or bank information from our customers. If someone asks ...

Farmers see 'scam' in watershed scheme
OrissaPOST
The functionaries, on the assurance of fiscal benefits, had taken the photocopies of the farmers' land records, Aadhaar, bank passbooks and other ...

Donald Turmp In India, Aadhar Card Mandatory To Stand In Trump Roadshow, Order Police ...
OBN
People should present an Aadhaar card to attend Donald Trump's highway present to be held in India. This order has been given by the Ahmedabad ...